Local Government
Karratha
Region
Pilbara
Jarman Island Cossack
Karratha
Pilbara
Constructed from 1888
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Register | Registered | 12 May 2000 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Oct 1980 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 07 Jun 1977 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Sep 2013 | Category A | |
Jarman Island marks the entry to the old abandoned port of Cossack and the wharves at Point Samson. The former was established to serve the pastoralists who were taking up leases on the grass plains in the northwest around Roebourne. It was also a base for early pearling luggers. Point Samson was established after the tidal estuary at Cossack had silted up and was no longer navigable. The lighthouse guards the entrance to Butcher's Inlet on which Cossack stands. The harbour was first visited by Captain Jarman of the barque Tien Tsin of which Mr Butcher was Chief Officer. The cylindrical cast iron tower was erected in 1888 by the Western Australian government. It is painted red and white. Steel ladders and landings provide internal access to the lantern room. The tower was guyed with wire ropes at some point in the past but these are not now considered structurally necessary. The concrete keepers' duplex quarters were also erected in 1888. The navigational significance of Jarman Island diminshed significantly with the development of alternative port facilities at Cape Lambert (Port Walcott) for overseas iron ore carriers. The light was decommissioned in the mid 1980's. The quarters built for the lightkeepers are now unoccupied and roofless.
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| W L Owen | Architect | - | - |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4306 | Jarman Island Lightstation Shire of Roebourne, Pilbara Region, WA: Conservation Plan | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 7183 | Lighthouses of Australia : images from the end of an era. | Book | 2001 |
| 12084 | Jarman Island | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2024 |
| 5964 | Cossack; Roebourne; Lazarette site; Jarman Island Lighthouse; Roebourne Gaol. | Video | 1991 |
| 11612 | Cossack & Jarman Island Western Australia: Archaeology report | Electronic | 2006 |
| 7192 | 3 projects : Cossack and Jarman Island. | Report | 2004 |
| 885 | Conservation plan for Jarman Island Lightstation Western Australia | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1995 |
| 401 | Conservation Plan for Jarman Island Lightstation Western Australia: Australian Construction Services, Department of Administrative Services WA Region | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1991 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Housing or Quarters |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Lighthouse |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Style |
|---|
| Other Style |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Wall | METAL | Cast Iron |
| Roof | METAL | Copper |
| Roof | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | River & sea transport |
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